Bye bye birdsong
‘Birdsong’ radio station taken off air
An eccentric radio station playing nothing but ambient birdsong from a English garden has been taken off air, enraging an army of devotees, it emerged yesterday.
Birdsong Radio, which played a 20-minute loop of twitters and chirps from 6am to midnight, attracted tens of thousands of listeners.
But now the DAB station – which replaced the spoken-word channel OneWord – has itself been superseded after 18 months on air.
Amazing Radio playing rock, indie, urban and jazz tunes by new artists has claimed its slot.
But birdsong’s legion of fans – which include Discworld author Sir Terry Pratchett – are already mounting a campaign for its return. </em>
